American Artist Burton Machen: ?Art raises our consciousness?
Known for his "urban decay" style, Machen chats with us about controversial figures, his creative process and art's influence on society.
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Whether it is present on a canvas or a photograph, art’s melange of medium has an ultimate aim: shedding light on pertinent issues that might otherwise be overlooked. Artist Burton Machen is fond of using portraits of famous figures to convey his message, and he encourages collaborations so that there is engagement between what he has created and what people think. Documenting “urban decay” is what fascinates Machen the most because the final product contains elements from various sources and in totality, it speaks volumes of what society thinks of the current situation.
To understand more about Machen as an artist, we speak to him about his creative process and his philosophy in creating art.
You were born in Ashville, Alabama in 1970 and you have lived in Los Angeles, New York, Washington DC, New Orleans, Atlanta and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. You also travelled numerous times to Europe and Asia. Tell us more about your first steps as an artist and how these travels around the globe have ?impacted? your vision of the arts"
Being from rural Alabama and living [in the south] for the first 16 years of my life gave me an appreciation for nature and how nature puts...
The post American Artist Burton Machen: “Art raises our consciousness” appeared first on LUXUO.
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Whether it is present on a canvas or a photograph, art’s melange of medium has an ultimate aim: shedding light on pertinent issues that might otherwise be overlooked. Artist Burton Machen is fond of using portraits of famous figures to convey his message, and he encourages collaborations so that there is engagement between what he has created and what people think. Documenting “urban decay” is what fascinates Machen the most because the final product contains elements from various sources and in totality, it speaks volumes of what society thinks of the current situation.
To understand more about Machen as an artist, we speak to him about his creative process and his philosophy in creating art.
You were born in Ashville, Alabama in 1970 and you have lived in Los Angeles, New York, Washington DC, New Orleans, Atlanta and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. You also travelled numerous times to Europe and Asia. Tell us more about your first steps as an artist and how these travels around the globe have ?impacted? your vision of the arts"
Being from rural Alabama and living [in the south] for the first 16 years of my life gave me an appreciation for nature and how nature puts...
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